Are you practicing as an inferior, submissive Acupuncturist - relying on or accepting another practitioner’s diagnosis in determining how you can treat your patient?
Are you relying on a diagnosis from a chiropractor, a radiologist, a PT, or the a PCP? You may be disempowering yourself and practicing with a lack of confidence. These lead to subpar care for your patients.
Don’t take anything any other practitioner says as gospel, including a diagnosis for YOUR patient’s MSK/pain problem.
Information obtained from another practitioner/healthcare provider may be relevant in some regards, but it should NEVER guide your treatment. YOU are the one who assesses and determines what the patient needs. Not anyone else. When you treat based on a “diagnosis” the patient walks in with, that takes away from your care. YOU determine the best course of care using your tools/skills/knowledge.
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Arm pain, biceps ( from repetitive stress / vaccum for job, MSK with underline chronic digestive issue and headache )
Topic: arm pain
Presentation : MSK arm start 1 year ago worse with moving and foot external ( + sistemic, DI impacted, headaches)
Scan result : ROM CSPINE LF limited. MT RG deltoid front and lateral , LF supraspinatus and serratus
Treatment : perfusion cervical , activate infra and serratus and upper trap, restore line tecnique biceps
Outcome : ROM C SPINE improved , MT strenght improved on all
Follow up : twice a weeks two weeks, didn’t do manual technique, didn’t give exercise , taped scapula ( leku and protective) made pattient retract scapula ( where can find more content for taping? ) , herbal patch on biceps
Challenges : amount of notes, time management,perfusion on side line ( prop tend to fall) bigger patient and sensitive, can't see muscle moove and patient don’t feel comfortable with muscle jump. Not sure how classify this patient , there is systemic ...
1) after trauma patient reported pain on the RG front arm and neck pain 8on10. MSK presebtation. Did the Scan limited ROM C-SPINE BI 25RG /30LF, limited GH joint RG 100, ST joint RG 30. MT RG suprispunatus and serratus inhibited .Activated with pointer plus infrasp, searratus, wasn’t able to target the levator scalens got activated instead. Did perfusion upper back 20 min, 20 frequency.
Outcome: ROM incresed GH and ST joint not much at C -SPINE.
Challenges to report : find levator scapula point, time Managment.
Follow up : ask patient to return twice a week for 2 weeks. To do list : re-do Scan upper ext., continue perfusion( All visit?) , restore line tecnique on brachialis, other to suggest ?
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